State Republican Party: Anti-semitic accusations 'sad and sleazy, but predictable'

GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan — A spokesperson for the Michigan Republican Party called Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton's accusations of anti-semitism "sad and sleazy, but predictable."

The statement comes after the Leyton campaign called the comments made by Deb McIntosh, the mother of a 25-year-old man who was shot to death in Flint in 2006, on the Flint Journal's website.

"To drag this woman through the mud because of Mr. Leyton’s incompetence clearly shows the campaign’s desperation," said state Republican Party spokesperson Jennifer Hoff. "Mr. Leyton should apologize to Mrs. McIntosh for such awful accusations."

McIntosh said a story in The Journal about the TV ads she is featured in was one sided.

"oh A JEWISH OWNED PAPER,,,,and lEYTON IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE JEWISH FEDERATION," a commenter named ADAMSMOM wrote.

McIntosh made similar comments on The Journal's Facebook page.

Below is the Michigan Republican Party's statement:

"It is sad and sleazy, but predictable, that the Leyton campaign continues to attack a victim's mother in this way. To drag this woman through the mud because of Mr. Leyton's incompetence clearly shows the campaign's desperation.

"At no time has the campaign offered a defense of Leyton's failure to uphold the plea deal, instead they resort to typical Democrat smear attacks as a way to distract the public and media from the real issue. The bottom line is the McIntosh family agreed to the plea agreement only if Leyton agreed to prosecute the other two accomplices. This is clearly laid out in the court transcripts. Leyton did not follow through on his end of the deal, leaving the McIntosh family without justice.

"Mr. Leyton should apologize to Mrs. McIntosh for such awful accusations.